Look Out for the Blimp That Doesn't Blink

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 4/15/09
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I've always wondered: What was the guy who invented bagpipes really trying to make?

Well, at least that wheezing, whining invention turned out to be merely irritating, not actually dangerous. Leave it to the Dr. Strangelovian schemers at the Pentagon, however, to come up with an invention that is both irritating and truly dangerous, as well as being a galloping rip-off of us taxpayers.

ONE MOTHER MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Thursday, January 1, 2009   |   Posted by Jim Hightower
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Ordinary Americans can make a big difference, even against great odds, when they dare to stand up and challenge The Powers That Be.

Cheryl Harris dared to confront two of the... [read more]

THE ARMY EXPERIENCE CENTER

Friday, December 5, 2008   |   Posted by Jim Hightower
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From football to beach volleyball, competitive games can get your juices going.

But the ultimate game, the one that'll give you the greatest rush, is... what? Why, it's war, of course.... [read more]

ONE MOTHER MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Friday, November 7, 2008   |   Posted by Jim Hightower
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Ordinary Americans can make a big difference, even against great odds, when they dare to stand up and challenge The Powers That Be.

Cheryl Harris dared to confront two of the... [read more]

THE ARMY EXPERIENCE CENTER

Wednesday, September 24, 2008   |   Posted by Jim Hightower
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From football to beach volleyball, competitive games can get your juices going.

But the ultimate game, the one that'll give you the greatest rush, is... what? Why, it's war, of course.... [read more]

BUSH’S EMPTY PROMISE TO WOUNDED VETS

Monday, September 22, 2008   |   Posted by Jim Hightower
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When Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae got in a financial crunch, George W was Georgie-on-the-spot, rushing out with a bailout package of more than $130 billion.

But, where is... [read more]

BUSH’S EMPTY PROMISE TO WOUNDED VETS

Wednesday, August 6, 2008   |   Posted by Jim Hightower
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When Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae got in a financial crunch, George W was Georgie-on-the-spot, rushing out with a bailout package of more than $130 billion.

But, where is... [read more]

VA TREATING VETS AS LAB RATS

Tuesday, July 22, 2008   |   Posted by Jim Hightower
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Time for another Gooberhead Award, presented periodically to those in the news who’ve got their mouths going 100 miles an hour – but forgot to put their brains in gear.

There... [read more]

WASHINGTONS CONTEMPT FOR VETS

Wednesday, June 4, 2008   |   Posted by Jim Hightower
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George W really has a way with words, doesn’t he?

I’m not talking about his goofy malapropisms, but about the actual message that his words convey, apparently without him being cognizant... [read more]

SUPPORT OUR VETERANS

Tuesday, May 13, 2008   |   Posted by Jim Hightower
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Politicians should not be allowed to utter the phrase "Support Our Troops" – unless they actually do.

None have shouted this phrase more insistently than the Bushites, yet they've been caught... [read more]

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